8.29.2006

"A House of Proteins" chapter

Heard of this book: The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II? It has the latest studies on many cool stuff. For community rotations, I had to give a Case Study (during the PRO lecture) to the Cardiac Rehab patients.Here's a little snippet.Relationship Between Animal Protein Consumption and Heart Disease Death in Men Aged Fifty-five to Fifty-nine Across Twenty Different Countries.

This study suggests that the more protein you eat, the more heart disease you have. Studies in human show that eating plant protein has even greater power to lower cholesterol levelsthan reducing fat or cholesterol intake.

Chart 4.4. Disease Groupings Observed in China This study shows that affluent people who eat extravagantly (high fat, protein) have certain set of diseases while the poorer people have diseases totally different from the affluent. The major causes of death in the US are the same as richer states in China. This shows that food plays an important role in the type of diseases contracted.